Two Northport-East Northport School District Students
Win First Place in Brookhaven Lab's Science Fair

Two Northport-East Northport School District students - Maeve
Dwyer, a kindergartner at Ocean Avenue Elementary School; and
David Swanson, a third-grade student at Fifth Avenue Elementary
School - won first place for their grade levels at Brookhaven
National Laboratory's 1999 Elementary School Science Fair. In
her project, Dwyer answered the question, "How Do Horseshoe
Crabs Find Their Way Home?", while Swanson discovered "What
Will Make the Balloon Stick to the Wall the Longest Amount of
Time?" Their reports were among 500 projects entered in
the fair, which involved 636 students from 110 Suffolk County
schools. The projects were judged by teams of Brookhaven scientists
and local elementary school teachers, based on scientific thought,
creativity, thoroughness and clarity. Brookhaven National Laboratory
is a scientific research facility operated by Brookhaven Science
Associates, a not-for-profit research management company, under
contract with the U.S. Department of Energy.

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June 1, 1999
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Sachem School District Student Wins First Place
In Brookhaven Lab's Science Fair

Amanda Brennan, a second-grade student at Hiawatha Elementary
School, won first place for her grade level at Brookhaven National
Laboratory's 1999 Elementary School Science Fair. Her project,
called "Which Battery is Best?", was one of about 500
projects entered in the fair, which involved 636 students from
110 Suffolk County schools. The projects were judged by teams
of Brookhaven scientists and local elementary school teachers,
based on scientific thought, creativity, thoroughness and clarity.
Brookhaven National Laboratory is a scientific research facility
operated by Brookhaven Science Associates, a not-for-profit research
management company, under contract with the U.S. Department of
Energy.

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June 1, 1999
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Longwood School District Student Wins First Place
In Brookhaven Lab's Science Fair

Lucas Spector, a first-grade student at Charles E. Walters
Elementary School, won first place for his grade level at Brookhaven
National Laboratory's 1999 Elementary School Science Fair. His
project, called "What Will Work Best to Remove Gum From
Hair?", was one of about 500 projects entered in the fair,
which involved 636 students from 110 Suffolk County schools.
The projects were judged by teams of Brookhaven scientists and
local elementary school teachers, based on scientific thought,
creativity, thoroughness and clarity. Brookhaven National Laboratory
is a scientific research facility operated by Brookhaven Science
Associates, a not-for-profit research management company, under
contract with the U.S. Department of Energy.

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June 1, 1999
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Islip School District Student Wins First Place
In Brookhaven Lab's Science Fair

Paolo Capita, a fourth-grade student at Commack Elementary
School, won first place for his grade level at Brookhaven National
Laboratory's 1999 Elementary School Science Fair. His project,
called "Does Aspirin Affect the Ability of Seed to Germinate
and Grow?", was one of about 500 projects entered in the
fair, which involved 636 students from 110 Suffolk County schools.
The projects were judged by teams of Brookhaven scientists and
local elementary school teachers, based on scientific thought,
creativity, thoroughness and clarity. Brookhaven National Laboratory
is a scientific research facility operated by Brookhaven Science
Associates, a not-for-profit research management company, under
contract with the U.S. Department of Energy.

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June 1, 1999
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West Babylon Student Wins First Place In Brookhaven
Lab's Science Fair

Jennifer Lee, a fifth-grade student at John F. Kennedy Elementary
School, won first place for her grade level at Brookhaven National
Laboratory's 1999 Elementary School Science Fair. Her project,
called "Mnemonics vs. Memorization," was one of about
500 projects entered in the fair, which involved 636 students
in 110 Suffolk County schools. The projects were judged by teams
of Brookhaven scientists and local elementary school teachers,
based on scientific thought, creativity, thoroughness and clarity.
Brookhaven National Laboratory is a scientific research facility
operated by Brookhaven Science Associates, a not-for-profit research
management company, under contract with the U.S. Department of
Energy.

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June 1, 1999
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Hauppauge Student Wins First Place In Brookhaven Lab's
Science Fair

Ashley Smith, a sixth-grade student at Hauppauge Middle School,
won first place for her grade level at Brookhaven National Laboratory's
1999 Elementary School Science Fair. Her project, called "Prepare
for Impact," was one of about 500 projects entered in the
fair, which involved 636 students in 110 Suffolk County schools.
The projects were judged by teams of Brookhaven scientists and
local elementary school teachers, based on scientific thought,
creativity, thoroughness and clarity. Brookhaven National Laboratory
is a scientific research facility operated by Brookhaven Science
Associates, a not-for-profit research management company, under
contract with the U.S. Department of Energy.